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Marc Fontecave - F1000 Faculty Member (since 04 July 2001)

Division of Chemistry and Biological Processes, Collège de France, Paris, France

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
• Professor at the Collège de France, Paris
• Head of the 'Biocatalysis' Team, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux (Unité Mixte de Recherche UJF-CNRS-CEA n° 5249)

EDUCATION:
PhD

AWARDS:
• 2005 Member of the Academy of Sciences
• 2004 Silver Medal of CNRS
• 1996 Award-Lacassagne Policart Academy of Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Marc Fontecave has tried to deepen the understanding of the structure and the reactivity of metal centers present in metalloproteins. His research may have applications in the field of chemistry (selective catalysts), health (cancer, antioxidants), environment (bioremediation) and energy (hydrogen production).

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